The role of governments in 21st century governance
A concluding essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12007450 |
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| Authors | Bryan T Downes (University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 589-600 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0362-3319(98)90028-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2072270419 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This essay concludes a special symposium on governance issues. All of the symposium articles raise serious questions about whether or not and how well governments in the United States are playing the several important roles they have in the governance process. This essay is about three changes that could lead to more effective, efficient, and equitable governance. Three interrelated ones are discussed: (1) Realizing a sustainable future, a new vision, and (2) initiating new decision making processes needed to deal with complex, inter-connected, conflict provoking issues, (3) requires new leadership
Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental ethics · Management · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic, financial, and policy analysis · Leadership, Human Resources, Global Affairs · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Highly cited | No |
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